Cerro El Baúl

Template:Geobox Cerro El Baúl, also known as El Baúl, is a forested lava dome overlooking the valley of Quetzaltenango.^[1] It is located about 3 km north of the Almolonga volcano, at the south-eastern edge of the city of Quetzaltenango in Guatemala and is one of the city's last remaining green areas.

Cerro El Baúl covers an area of 2.40 km² and was declared a national park in 1955.^[2] The park is under serious threat due to illicit extraction of trees and advancing urbanization crossing the park borders.^[3]

A view of Quetzaltenango city from Cerro El Baúl.

References

^ Bohnenberger, Otto H. "Los focos eruptivos cuaternarios de Guatemala". Guatemala: INSIVUMEH. Retrieved 2010-050-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ CONAP. "Listado de Áreas Protegidas (enero, 2011)" (xls) (in Spanish). conap.gob.gt. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
^ Prensa Libre. "Cerro El Baúl, otra reserva en peligro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-07-25. ^{[dead link]}

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[1] Bohnenberger, Otto H. "Los focos eruptivos cuaternarios de Guatemala". Guatemala: INSIVUMEH. Retrieved 2010-050-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[2] CONAP. "Listado de Áreas Protegidas (enero, 2011)" (xls) (in Spanish). conap.gob.gt. Retrieved 2011-06-14.

[3] Prensa Libre. "Cerro El Baúl, otra reserva en peligro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-07-25. ^{[dead link]}

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